Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

The fourth day of the major melee within the G5 branch.

The continuous battles left both sides extremely exhausted, whether they were pirates like Whitebeard and Roger or marines like Sengoku and Garp.

The continuously erupting lava stopped flowing, and Sakazuki also stopped attacking Whitebeard due to exhaustion. The continuous battles meant that each of them had to go through several opponents.

On the Golden Jackson, the shirtless Whitebeard and Roger sat cross-legged facing each other, devouring large chunks of meat to restore their strength.

Due to the pirates' weakness, these two people bore the brunt of the pressure.

Due to their numerical advantage, the navy can employ wolf pack tactics, allowing each person ample time to rest.

Wendell Wycliffe of the Steam Pirates was weaker than Whitebeard and Roger, so his injuries were more severe. Whitebeard had burn marks in many places, and his aura was much weaker than before. It was obvious to the naked eye that he was in very bad condition.

Roger's injuries were less severe than Whitebeard's.

Neither Sengoku nor Garp could inflict fatal damage on the agile Roger.

However, his stamina was not as high as Whitebeard's, so he also had a great time fighting.

As for the navy, whether it's Sengoku, Garp, Raleigh, Sakazuki, Borsalino, or the newly arrived Kuzan.

Each of them is a tank with high attack and defense; they don't care about fighting pirates to the death.

The only pirate who can be considered a tank is Kaido of the Beasts, who was blocked on the outside.

Because of his initial plan to wear down the surrounding pirates, he was unable to leave the Navy's encirclement in time. Currently, the Navy is led by Tsuru, with Gion, Kakei, Doberman, and others, along with Enel, firmly trapping Kaido on the outer perimeter, preventing him from moving.

Although Kaido possesses astonishing physical strength and defensive capabilities, his current offensive methods are not yet sufficient to easily defeat the Marine Rear Admirals.

All they could do was rage helplessly amidst the naval mob attack.

Meanwhile, on Raleigh's warship, a group of people sat cross-legged on the deck, devouring meat.

Rows of naval soldiers carried food to the center of the group, but the speed at which they inhaled the food meant that the food on the plates didn't decrease at all.

By this time, most of the wounds on Raleigh's body had healed. He grabbed a huge cow leg with his right hand and wolfed it into his mouth.

While eating, he pondered how to end this battle.

The silent Sakazuki, the dejected Borsalino, and the excited Kuzan.

In a very short time, their bodies transformed into round spheres.

"Life Return"*4.

Everyone's bodies instantly returned to their state before they ate.

The difference is that their minor injuries have completely healed, leaving only the deep wounds.

His physical strength was also largely restored during the process of returning to life.

"Raleigh, what should we do?"

Sakazuki spoke first.

He no longer considered Raleigh as a junior who was a year younger than him.

After four days of fighting, Sakazuki had come to realize that Raleigh had become someone on the same level as him.

Furthermore, he also acknowledged that in some aspects he wasn't as comprehensive as Raleigh's.

Raleigh looked at the fish in his hand and shook his head.

He couldn't think of a better way.

In the past few days of combat, there have been instances of using surprise attacks or switching personnel.

However, Roger and Whitebeard on the other side were also seasoned veterans, and after Jabba's death, they became even more wary of the Navy.

Therefore, the several sneak attacks had no effect whatsoever.

"The best we can do now is to wait it out. Our advantage is that we outnumber the pirates."

We can conduct rotational operations; our supplies are far more abundant than the pirates', and our support is also far greater.

As long as we persevere, victory will surely be ours.

Raleigh swallowed the fish in his hand in one gulp.

His words were of no use; they merely stated the facts, yet they made all three future generals nod in agreement.

Because they couldn't think of any way to destroy the other side in one fell swoop.

Just like Raleigh said, all we have to do now is wait.

When the pirates run out of supplies and choose to break out, revealing their weakness, that will be the moment when the Navy wields its sword.

On Sengoku's warship, Sengoku and Garp were also eating heartily, their eyes fixed on the Golden Jackson.

"Garp, can you hold on?"

Sengoku looked at his close friend beside him, whose upper body was wrapped in bandages, and asked with concern.

Garp stretched his arms, then opened his mouth and bit off a large piece of meat, saying:

"I'm not dead yet, Raleigh won't defeat me so easily."

Sengoku activated his Observation Haki to prevent others from overhearing his next words:

"Garp, just hold on for one more day, and we'll wipe them out completely."

Master Kongyuan has contacted me. He has arranged everything at headquarters, and he will lead the elites drawn from all corners of the world to participate in this great battle.

"Master Kongyuan will arrive here before noon tomorrow."

"Warring States" said excitedly in a low voice.

Garp looked at Sengoku beside him in disbelief, he could hardly believe it.

He hadn't expected Sora to personally intervene; he thought Sora would remain at headquarters as before.

"Marshal Kong is coming, why is there no sign of it at all?"

"Kapuyi asked in return."

"Only by concealing the information could the pirates be kept in the dark. Currently, only you and I know about this."

"We must keep this a secret; only then can we deliver a fatal blow to the pirates."

The Warring States period was full of confidence in this battle.

That's Marshal Kong!

Even disregarding his status as a naval admiral, his strength is among the best of all the admirals.

With him involved, the annihilation of the pirates was practically guaranteed.

After finishing the meat in his hand, Raleigh grabbed a napkin and wiped his mouth.

Seeing Raleigh's actions, Sakazuki dropped the piece of meat he was holding, stood up, and said:

"Rowley, I want to try that move."

After hearing Sakazuki's request, Raleigh thought for a moment and then nodded:

No problem, Brother Sakazuki.

The two men leaped from the warship and rushed towards the distant island, which had long since turned to scorched earth.

This island has been destroyed and rebuilt countless times, and the current island has no relation to the previous one.

All of them are lava islands formed from the magma that Sakazuki extracted from the Earth's core and then extinguished.

At that moment, Sakazuki, standing on the island, closed his eyes, and a large amount of black poisonous gas emanated from his upper body, his skin turning into lava once again.

A pungent smell of sulfur permeated the air.

The magma, which was not yet fully solidified, gradually converged towards Sakaski in the center of the island.

Roger, what's that lava brat up to again?

The white-bearded man picked up Murakumo-giri, his gaze fixed intently on Sakazuki.

Roger looked up and glanced at it.

"That guy, that's his area-of-effect attack."

Realizing something was wrong, Raleigh immediately picked up the famous sword Ace that was lying to the side.

A magnificent sword beam shot out from the Golden Jackson and streaked through the air with lightning speed.

Sakazuki, who was fully activating his Devil Fruit power, didn't even glance at him, because he trusted Raleigh beside him.

"Irregular volcano!!!"

After accumulating enough power, Sakazuki suddenly launched his attack.

Countless magma fragments erupted from the magma pooling at Sakassky, each massive rock rising rapidly into the air, generating intense friction with the air.

A series of whooshing sounds echoed in the air. Finally, all the lava rocks disappeared into the dark clouds. No one knew when they would fall or where they would land.

Just as everyone was using Observation Haki to detect the attack, a glint flashed in the originally dark clouds.

One by one, dark red dots appear—second by second.

Hundreds and thousands of magma fists, formed from solidified lava, burst forth from the dark clouds, then rapidly broke through the air's resistance.

With flames generated by friction with the air and a whooshing sound, it crashed violently into Roger's Golden Jackson.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Most of the magma fists landed on the Golden Jackson, while a small portion flew towards the Steam Pirates' ships.

A huge explosion resounded across the sea, and countless columns of water rose from the surface.

The already turbulent sea became even more dangerous, with waves tens of meters high constantly crashing against the sides of the pirate ship.

"This can't go on any longer."

Roger, Whitebeard, Rayleigh, and the others attacked simultaneously, countless terrifying sword beams flying up from the deck, slicing down Sakazuki's attack from the sky! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three of them quickly eliminated most of the threats to the Golden Jackson.

The remaining minor threats were left to the other crew members.

Rayleigh's face was unusually grim as he stared at the figure blocking Sakazuki's path.

That's him, Vice Admiral Christian Rowley, an elite naval officer.

After he killed Jabba, Rayleigh was furious and wanted to kill him, but the Navy's strength was too great.

Even in that situation, the Navy still had enough power to deal with the emergency, and that person was someone Rayleigh was quite familiar with.

That was Garp's lieutenant, a swordsman from the Bogart Factory who was exceptionally powerful yet remarkably low-key.

For the past few years, Garp has been chasing Roger all over the world.

The two pairs of arch-rivals, Garp and Roger, and Rayleigh and Bogart, clashed the most.

Therefore, by the time Bogart made his move, Rayleigh had already missed his best chance to kill Raleigh.

After Raleigh recovered from his injuries, neither Whitebeard nor Roger were able to find a way to kill him.

Seemingly noticing Rayleigh's angry gaze, Raleigh deliberately waved in Rayleigh's direction.

"Damn it, he's provoking me!!!"

Rayleigh appeared on the deck in an instant, almost immediately leaping into the air to fight Raleigh.

"Rayleigh, don't go!"

Whitebeard and Roger appeared instantly beside Rayleigh, pressing down firmly on his shoulders from both sides.

"Roger, let me go! Let me kill them!!!"

After exchanging a glance, Whitebeard and Roger suddenly struck Rayleigh hard on the back of the neck.

Caught off guard by Roger, Rayleigh instantly lost consciousness.

Barrett, take Rayleigh into the cabin and let him get some rest.

Roger handed Raleigh's body to Barrett, then looked towards the distant island where Sakazuki and Raleigh were recovering their strength.

Newgate, this can't go on.

The navy has already launched several attacks on ships; now it's Sakazuki, and soon it will be Borsalino's laser attack.

Roger and Whitebeard were having a headache dealing with the Navy's harassment.

The four people on the other side all possess top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruits, and each of them is highly skilled in Observation Haki and elemental transformation.

Once the two of them jumped onto the island, they vanished into their elemental form before they could even get close.

Then Sengoku and Garp, who had already rested, jumped onto the island and fought them.

Is there still no signal?

After a moment of silence, the white-bearded man asked again.

Roger pulled the drowsy Den Den Mushi from his pocket, shook it, and said:

No, the navy has completely covered this area of ​​the sea.

Except for the initial period when messages could be transmitted, now no messages can be transmitted at all.

The white-bearded man's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, forming a "川" (river) shape.

Roger, the Navy is planning to slowly boil us down, wearing us down bit by bit, so they can wait and eliminate us all.

They've blocked signals in this area, simply to prevent us from calling for help, leaving us to rely on ourselves.

The white-bearded man paused here, then said...

Roger, you don't need to stay here and fight because of me. If we still can't find a solution by noon tomorrow, then we'll do it my way.

"I'll find a way to hold off Sengoku and Garp, and use my Devil Fruit ability to pave a path for you to the outside world."

Roger fell silent after hearing these words.

To be honest, the only reason they came was because they were afraid Whitebeard was really dead, as this involved some of his plans.

But now it seems that not only is Whitebeard possibly going to die here, but it's also uncertain whether the Roger Pirates will be able to escape alive.

Jabba had fought countless battles with him in the treacherous seas without ever being seriously injured, but he never expected to lose his life here.

This made Roger doubt his judgment, but Roger's strong will quickly restored his conviction.

"Newgate, all of this was done voluntarily."

"Furthermore, if we still can't find a way to break this deadlock by noon tomorrow, then the Roger Pirates will leave without hesitation."

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Whitebeard's previously gloomy face.

On the island, Raleigh, unaware of Roger and Whitebeard's plan, launched his attack as usual.

"Lion - Gale!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Raleigh stirred up all the wind around him.